PRIORITIZE! THE HOW TO’S…(AND START WITH YOUR BODY)

Many of you that I talk to express frustration with how to organize your day.
I started talking about this in my last post, and put together some more tips for you, so you can start to feel on top of your day.

1. Start your day with your moneymakers…
Your income-generating work must take priority on any given day. It makes you feel accomplished to have tended to your bill paying jobs first. In fact, it’s the foundation for your brand building. Keeping abreast and participating in social media is important. However, let “short term pay but a long-term plan” be your motto.

In addition, each moneymaking activity you engage in should yield at least two outcomes. For example, you have a salary but you also have stock in the company. Or, you cater daily meals but you also have an event coming up with that same client.

2. Set monthly goals…
Set monthly goals and keep them visible at your desk, so you don’t forget what it was you wanted. Definitely have an earned income goal – it can be a fun game to figure out how to hit it!

3. Keep a schedule…
Schedule and alarm everything! And don’t start your day without having made a schedule. You don’t want to keep anything in your head that your calendar can easily hold. Leave room in your mind for creating and inventing the new projects you want to take on next.

5. Focus…
There is no such thing as multi-tasking. You really are only doing one thing at a time, albeit maybe fast and furiously and somewhat disjointed. Let your motto be, “slow down and finish – slow down and finish…”

Last things to think about as you start prioritizing:

• Don’t reinvent the wheel – use the organizing techniques already available. Use the helpful tools at your fingertips to schedule and prioritize, whether it is Entourage or Outlook.

• Create a beginning, middle and end to your day. That end should include something enjoyable for you, so that your day didn’t just consist of “all work, no play”. You last longer if you’re having fun!

• Set out to do three major things in a day. If you do only that, you’ve done well – instead of running around doing a bunch of small things, wondering where your day went.

• Defer what interruptions you can – stay on course with the schedule you set.

• Schedule some time in the day to learn something new so you stay inspired and interested in what you’re doing.

Did this help?
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